Ryanair News
Rising airport taxes force Ryanair to cut Spanish routes
Ryanair is making drastic cuts to Madrid and Barcelona services this winter in response to the rising airport departure taxes which have been implemented at both Madrid and Barcelona El Prat airports. The service cuts, which include fifteen cancelled routes, amounting to nearly 500 weekly flights, will take effect from November
Ryanair plans four new routes
Ryanair announced 4 new routes for winter 2012 from Birmingham, to Barcelona (El Prat), Krakow, Milan (Bergamo) and Palma De Mallorca starting in November. The new routes is expected to deliver over 1.5 million passengers at Bermingam Airport per year.
Ryanair launches latest Aer Lingus takeover bid
Ryanair has announced its intention to make an all cash offer of €1.30 per share for Aer Lingus Group, valuing the Irish flag-carrier at €694 million. The low-cost carrier outlined plans to make the offer through wholly-owned subsidiary, Coinside.
Profits up at low-cost airline Ryanair
Ryanair has reported a 25 per cent increase in full year profits to €503 million. Revenue at the Ireland-based low-cost carrier increased 19 per cent to €4.3 billion, as traffic grew five per cent and average fares rose 16 per cent.
Ryanair to cut all Rhodes & Kos flights from October 2012
Ryanair this week has confirmed the early cancelation of 82 weekly flights to Rhodes and Kos, after DETAP and the Mayor of Kos failed to honour an agreed joint marketing campaign with Ryanair to promote Ryanair’s Rhodes and Kos routes this summer.
Ryanair launches Stansted To Paphos route
Ryanair is celebrating the start of its new route from London Stansted to Paphos in Cyprus. To celebrate, the Cyprus Tourist Office treated passengers to renowned Cypriot wine giving them a taste of the beautiful coastal city in the south-west of Cyprus.
Ryanair announces partnership with isango!
Ryanair has signed a partnership with isango! which will mean Ryanair passengers gain access to over 2,000 low cost tours and attractions.
Ryanair launches low cost hotel website
Budget carrier Ryanair has launched a low cost hotel comparison website which searches over 300,000 hotels across Europe for deals as well as providing guest reviews.
Ryanair confirms further cuts to Edinburgh services
Ryanair has announced it will make further cuts in its operations at Edinburgh Airport in Scotland following a collapse in talks over charges at the location. A total of eight routes - Bratislava, Bremen, Frankfurt, Fuerteventura, Gothenburg, Kaunas, Lodz and Poznan – will be cut, with the loss of 500 jobs, Ryanair said.
Ryanair calls for ban on air traffic control strikes
Ryanair has called on the European Union Commission to prevent French Air Traffic Controllers going on strike this week. Ryanair condemned the EU Commission’s continuing failure to act on its repeated call for the removal of the right to strike from Europe’s air traffic controllers.
Ryanair dealt a blow in volcanic ash case
Ryanair has lost the latest round in its legal battle to avoid paying expenses for passengers disrupted by delayed flights during the Icelandic volcano eruption in 2010.
Ryanair delivers 26 new summer routes from London
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, today announced that its 26 new summer 2012 London routes will deliver over 1.5m additional passengers p.a. at Luton and Stansted, with over 260 additional weekly flights (to Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Spain), helping besieged Londoners to escape the July/August Olympics on Ryanair’s low fares to the sun.